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Book Unusual Environments and Human Behavior

Download or read book Unusual Environments and Human Behavior written by Neal M. Burns and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The WEIRDest People in the World

Download or read book The WEIRDest People in the World written by Joseph Henrich and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2020-09-08 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Notable Book of 2020 A Bloomberg Best Non-Fiction Book of 2020 A Behavioral Scientist Notable Book of 2020 A Human Behavior & Evolution Society Must-Read Popular Evolution Book of 2020 A bold, epic account of how the co-evolution of psychology and culture created the peculiar Western mind that has profoundly shaped the modern world. Perhaps you are WEIRD: raised in a society that is Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic. If so, you’re rather psychologically peculiar. Unlike much of the world today, and most people who have ever lived, WEIRD people are highly individualistic, self-obsessed, control-oriented, nonconformist, and analytical. They focus on themselves—their attributes, accomplishments, and aspirations—over their relationships and social roles. How did WEIRD populations become so psychologically distinct? What role did these psychological differences play in the industrial revolution and the global expansion of Europe during the last few centuries? In The WEIRDest People in the World, Joseph Henrich draws on cutting-edge research in anthropology, psychology, economics, and evolutionary biology to explore these questions and more. He illuminates the origins and evolution of family structures, marriage, and religion, and the profound impact these cultural transformations had on human psychology. Mapping these shifts through ancient history and late antiquity, Henrich reveals that the most fundamental institutions of kinship and marriage changed dramatically under pressure from the Roman Catholic Church. It was these changes that gave rise to the WEIRD psychology that would coevolve with impersonal markets, occupational specialization, and free competition—laying the foundation for the modern world. Provocative and engaging in both its broad scope and its surprising details, The WEIRDest People in the World explores how culture, institutions, and psychology shape one another, and explains what this means for both our most personal sense of who we are as individuals and also the large-scale social, political, and economic forces that drive human history. Includes black-and-white illustrations.

Book The Oxford Handbook of Environmental and Conservation Psychology

Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Environmental and Conservation Psychology written by Susan D. Clayton and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-10-18 with total page 722 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First handbook to integrate environmental psychology and conservation psychology.

Book Environmental Design and Human Behavior

Download or read book Environmental Design and Human Behavior written by Leonard Krasner and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Environmental Design and Human Behavior: A Psychology of the Individual in Society outlines the fundamental principles that govern the concept of environmental design in the context of human behavior. The first part of the text deals with theorecal and historical influences of environmental design, along with the ethical and value context. The selection also covers methods for assessments of environment and interactionists approach to environmental design. The next part details the application of environmental design; this part tackles topics such as environmental design in the classroom; designing an ""ideal"" classroom; and implementation process and personal experience. The book will be of great use to behavioral scientists, sociologists, community health and social workers, and professionals involved in the designing of environment, such as city planners.

Book Encyclopedia of Environmental Science and Engineering  Volumes One and Two

Download or read book Encyclopedia of Environmental Science and Engineering Volumes One and Two written by James R. Pfafflin and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2006-01-13 with total page 1399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Completely revised and updated, Encyclopedia of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fifth Edition spans the entire spectrum of environmental science and engineering. Still the most comprehensive, authoritative reference available in this field, the monumental two-volume encyclopedia has expanded to include 87 articles on topics ranging from acid

Book Politics of Species

    Book Details:
  • Author : Raymond Corbey
  • Publisher : Cambridge University Press
  • Release : 2013
  • ISBN : 1107424380
  • Pages : 595 pages

Download or read book Politics of Species written by Raymond Corbey and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 595 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The assumption that humans are cognitively and morally superior to other animals is fundamental to social democracies and legal systems worldwide. It legitimises treating members of other animal species as inferior to humans. The last few decades have seen a growing awareness of this issue, as evidence continues to show that individuals of many other species have rich mental, emotional and social lives. Bringing together leading experts from a range of disciplines, this volume identifies the key barriers to a definition of moral respect that includes nonhuman animals. It sets out to increase concern, empathy and inclusiveness by developing strategies that can be used to protect other animals from exploitation in the wild and from suffering in captivity. The chapters link scientific data with normative and philosophical reflections, offering unique insight into controversial issues around the ethical, political and legal status of other species"--

Book Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Basic Environmental Problems of Man in Space

Download or read book Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Basic Environmental Problems of Man in Space written by Hilding Bjurstedt and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Organized by the International Astronautical Federation and the International Academy of Astronautics with the Support and Cooperation of UNESCO, the International Atomic Energy Agency, the WHO, the World Meteorological Organization, andthe International Telecommunication Union

Book EPA 600 5

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  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1974-02
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 876 pages

Download or read book EPA 600 5 written by and published by . This book was released on 1974-02 with total page 876 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Human Behavior and Environment

Download or read book Human Behavior and Environment written by Irwin Altman and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The papers comprising this second volume of Human Behavior and the Environment represent, as do their predecessors, a cross section of current work in the broad area of problems dealing with interrelation ships between the physical environment and human behavior, at both the individual and the aggregate levels. Considering the two volumes as a unit, we have included papers covering a broad spectrum of problems ranging from the theoretical to the applied, and from the disciplinary-based to the interdisciplinary and professional. Approxi mately half of the papers are written by psychologists, with the remainder coming, in part, from such other disciplines as sociology, geography, and from such diverse applied and professional fields as natural recreation, landscape architecture, urban planning, and opera tions research. The volumes thus provide an overview of work on current topical problems. Yet, as the field is developing, specialization is inevitably increasing apace, and the editors as well as the publisher have become convinced of the desirability for futu're volumes in this series to be organized along topical lines, with successive volumes devoted to different aspects of this rather sprawling field. Thus, Volume 3, currently in the planning stage, will be devoted exclusively to the interaction of children with the physical environment, considered from diverse viewpoints, again including authors from diverse fields of specialization.

Book Behavioral Health and Human Interactions in Space

Download or read book Behavioral Health and Human Interactions in Space written by Nick Kanas and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-02-02 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This textbook covers the range of psychological and interpersonal issues that can affect astronauts living and working in space. It deals with the three major risk areas cited by NASA’s Behavioral Health and Performance Element: Behavioral Medicine, Team Risk, and Sleep Risk. Based on the author’s more than 50 years of experience in space-related activities writing, conducting research, and teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, the book follows a comprehensive range of topics that include: cognitive effects; psychiatric issues; cultural influences; salutogenic and positive aspects of space travel; autonomy and delayed communication; current plans to return to the Moon and Mars; analysis of study environments such as the polar regions, submersible habitats, and space simulation facilities; and more. It draws on research, literature, and case studies from the 1950s onward, showing readers in a natural and accessible way how the field has progressed over time. The book contains ample end-of-chapter summaries and exercises as well as a complete glossary of key terms. As such, it will serve students taking courses in aerospace psychology, psychiatry, sociology, human factors, medicine, and related social sciences, in addition to space industry professionals and others interested in the complexities of people living and working in space.

Book The Physical Environment and Behavior

Download or read book The Physical Environment and Behavior written by Joachim F. Wohlwill and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The field of "Environment-and-Behavior" This bibliography is aimed at the researcher and advanced student working in the field of environmental psychology, as it has come to be designated over the past decade. A more appropriate term might be "environment-behavior studies," to suggest the important characteristic of this field as one that transcends the province of the psychologist, and brings together workers, as well as problems, methods, and concepts from a great diversity of disciplines and professional fields. Among these we may include geography and sociology, architecture, landscape architecture and planning, forestry, natural resource management and leisure and recreation research -- to name only the most important of the diverse fields from which material for this bibliography has been drawn. This is in fact one of the primary reasons for our belief in the value of such a volume. The literature in the environment-behavior field is scattered through the most diverse sources, including not only the major periodical and monographic literature in each of the above-mentioned disciplines and professions (and others as well), but also a variety of more specialized publications of varying degrees of accessibility. Thus it seemed to us helpful to the researcher, teacher and student in this area to bring this far-flung literature together in a single volume, that might be used as a guide to the field. We aimed at a comprehensive treatment, including both basic and applied aspects, and relations of behavior both to the man-made or artificial and to the natural environment.

Book Biology

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  • Author :
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1969
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 240 pages

Download or read book Biology written by and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Isolation

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  • Author : Charles A. Brownfield
  • Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
  • Release : 2010
  • ISBN : 1453505555
  • Pages : 199 pages

Download or read book Isolation written by Charles A. Brownfield and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A very well-written and scholarly presentation which ought to prove valuable to both clinicians and experimentalists. J.P. CHAPLIN, University of Vermont "A very interesting and well written integration of many related areas. Undoubtedly a contribution to the areas concerned. JACK VERNON, Princeton University "A fascinating and comprehensive study of past development and current state-of-the-art in this area." Dr. WILLIAM D. THOMPSON, Baylor University "Part I is well written and provides an overview of the subject matter with broad strokes which blend into one another . . . the book does give a good historical perspective of the development of interest in the effects of isolation . . . . The bibliography . . . is one of the most complete of published bibliographies in this field." American Journal of Psychiatry.

Book Evolving Complexity And Environmental Risk In The Prehistoric Southwest

Download or read book Evolving Complexity And Environmental Risk In The Prehistoric Southwest written by Joseph A. Tainter and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2018-05-04 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores how and why prehistoric Southwestern societies changed in complexity, and offers important new perspectives on evolution of culture. It discusses the factors that made prehistoric Southwesterners vulnerable to an arid environment, and their strategies to lessen risk and stress.

Book Advances in Experimental Social Psychology

Download or read book Advances in Experimental Social Psychology written by and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 1984-11-12 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Advances in Experimental Social Psychology

Book Modern General Psychology  Second Edition  revised And Expanded   in 2 Vols

Download or read book Modern General Psychology Second Edition revised And Expanded in 2 Vols written by M. Rajamanickam and published by Concept Publishing Company. This book was released on 2007 with total page 1150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Human Factors Engineering Bibliographic Series

Download or read book Human Factors Engineering Bibliographic Series written by and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: